The Battle That Kept the Chinese Out of Central Asia - The Diplomat

Published on: Thursday 07 January 2016

The DiplomatThe Battle That Kept the Chinese Out of Central AsiaThe DiplomatIt's easy to understand why the battle of Talas in 751 between the Abbasid Caliphate's Arab-Persian army and the Chinese army is often said to be one of the most important battles in Central Asian history. It was, as James A. Millward wrote in his 2007 ...